Queer Qanglo-Qatholic

21 he/him bisexual male medically retired from the US Army. Attending an Episcopalian Church and loving it although I'm baptized and confirmed catholic. 100% queer 100% Christian 100% Catholic 100% Orthodox. KYRIE ELEISON!

[ablogaboutgodandlove]

Some reminders for mentally ill Christians: 

- Your illness is not a sin.

- Your illness is not a punishment by God.

- Prayer is powerful and good but please don’t believe that you need to pray instead of getting professional help. Pray and take your medication. Pray and go to your therapist/doctor.  

- God gave us medication and therapy (He led humans to inventing it). Using it is not “going against Gods plan”, it’s using the resources God provided for us. 

[lord-kitschener]

I mean the whole damn point of the Nativity story is that the supposed son of God (interpret Jesus how you fucking want, of course) was born to a couple of poor, exhausted peasants in the stable for the inn, and his first bed was a feeding trough for animals. That would nowadays be like a poor couple where the mother gives birth in a parking garage behind the motel because they couldn’t find a better place and nobody else would take them in. It’s a pretty gritty setting, and the idea is that God was reborn in some of the rock-bottom lowest circumstances. The only thing majestic was all the angels and shit, and of course motherly love

I get that a lot of the art portraying Madonna and Child as fabulously wealthy europeans in splendid robes and golden light was meant to glorify God + whichever nobility was sponsoring the artist, and while of course it’s genuinely beautiful art, it just always struck me as horribly missing the point, which is that the supposed son of God started in incredibly humble circumstances, among the kind of people that everyone else looks down on

[babettesfeastables]

‘Massacre des Innocents’ by Leon Cogniét, 1824. Although the Feast of the Holy Innocents is in a couple of days time, this painting is still really relevant in that it portrays Mary as how She really was: a scared refugee mum, so fearful that Her son was going to be one of the Innocents killed by King Herod.

[durnesque-esque]

My new favorite mordern interpretation is this work, José y Maria by Everett Patterson (http://www.everettpatterson.com)

[libraford]

I had to look at this like FIVE TIMES to register all the layers of symbolism going into the piece by Patterson. 

The hoodie as a veil. 

Weisman cigarettes

Each of them is haloed by an advertisement sticker. 

No Vacancy sign on the motel. 

Dove sticker over Maria’s head. 

Neon sign with a star symbol also over Maria’s head. 

The crown over the ‘Dave’s City Motel’ sign. “New Manger.”

The sign behind Jose’s elbow likely says ‘Herod.’

The wee little plant growing through the cracks at their feet. 

It’s like a New Testament ‘I Spy.’ I love it!

Ugh.

New favorite interpretation of the nativity. 

[theprinceofprinces-deactivated2]

The paper at José’s feet has an advert for Shepard Watches Maria’s hoodie says Nazareth High School The sign above José’s head proclaims ‘Good News!’

[naamahdarling]

This is incredible and lovely.

[agender1066]

Just one thing… wasn’t the blessed virgin and co in Egypt by the time of the massacre?

[overfalls]

IT’S NOT ‘PEEKED’ MY INTEREST

OR ‘PEAKED’

BUT PIQUED

‘PIQUED MY INTEREST’

THIS HAS BEEN A CAPSLOCK PSA

[owlbearcounter]

THIS IS ACTUALLY REALLY USEFUL THANK YOU

[ranetree]

ADDITIONALLY:

YOU ARE NOT ‘PHASED’. YOU ARE ‘FAZED.’

IF IT HAS BEEN A VERY LONG DAY, YOU ARE ‘WEARY’. IF SOMEONE IS ACTING IN A WAY THAT MAKES YOU SUSPICIOUS, YOU ARE ‘WARY’.

ALL IN ‘DUE’ TIME, NOT ‘DO’ TIME

‘PER SE’ NOT ‘PER SAY’

THANK YOU

[tassiekitty]

BREATHE - THE VERB FORM IN PRESENT TENSE

BREATH - THE NOUN FORM

THEY ARE NOT INTERCHANGEABLE

WANDER - TO WALK ABOUT AIMLESSLY

WONDER - TO THINK OF IN A DREAMLIKE AND/OR WISTFUL MANNER

THEY ARE NOT INTERCHANGEABLE (but one’s mind can wander)

[fairywails]

DEFIANT - RESISTANT DEFINITE - CERTAIN

[melancholicmarionette]

WANTON - DELIBERATE AND UNPROVOKED ACTION (ALSO AN ARCHAIC TERM FOR A PROMISCUOUS WOMAN)

WONTON - IT’S A DUMPLING THAT’S ALL IT IS IT’S A FUCKING DUMPLING

[proletariatbitch]

BAWL- TO SOB/CRY

BALL- A FUCKING BALL

YOU CANNOT “BALL” YOUR EYES OUT

[soggywarmpockets]

AND FOR FUCK’S SAKE, IT’S NOT “SIKE”; IT’S “PSYCH”. AS IN “I PSYCHED YOU OUT”; BECAUSE YOU MOMENTARILY MADE SOMEONE BELIEVE SOMETHING THAT WASN’T TRUE.

THANK YOU.

[everylineeverystory]

*slams reblog*

[leonawriter]

IT’S ‘MIGHT AS WELL’. ‘MIND AS WELL’ DOES NOT MAKE GRAMMATICAL SENSE.

[penbrydd]

SLEIGHT - DEXTERITY, ARTIFICE, CRAFT (FROM ‘SLY’) SLIGHT - VERY LITTLE, FRAIL, DELICATE

IT’S ‘SLEIGHT OF HAND’.

[maverlok]

[steftastan]

CAN I ADD TO THIS TOO?

IT’S NOT ‘COULD OF’, THAT DOESN’T MAKE ANY SENSE WHATSOEVER. IT’S ‘COULD HAVE’. SAME APPLIES TO ‘SHOULD HAVE’.

[oniongentleman]

And this is why my students look at me as though I’m the devil when I try to tell them that no i’m not lying this really is a thing

[hermoninee-granger]

IT’S ‘COULDN’T CARE LESS’ NOT ‘COULD CARE LESS’ IF YOU COULD CARE LESS THAT MEANS YOU CARE

[operahousebookworm]

VOILA - ROUGHLY TRANSLATES AS “LOOK AT THAT” (VOI-LA)

VIOLA - AN INSTRUMENT SIMILAR TO THE VIOLIN

WALLAH - MEANINGLESS GIBBERISH AND YOU JUST MADE SOMEONE CRY

[justjimei]

HOW ABOUT THESE?

CLOTH - A PIECE OF MATERIAL LIKE COTTON

CLOTHE - TO PUT CLOTHES ON SOMEONE

CLOTHES - THE THINGS TO MAKE SURE YOU’RE NOT NAKED

ALSO IT’S FREAKING “REIN IN YOUR EMOTIONS” LIKE WHAT YOU WOULD DO TO A HORSE NOT “REIGN IN YOUR EMOTIONS” BECAUSE THAT IS THE TIME OF A RULING FOR ROYALTY THE IDIOM IS BASED OFF OF HORSE STUFF!

[abbiemillsamericandream]

oh we doing this?? bet!

fiancé/fiancée are loan words from french and are therefore gendered (yeah i know it sucks, blame latin). the former is masculine, so used for male/masc people. femmes use the latter.

in the same vein, widow = femme, widower = masc

(sorry, i’m not currently aware of any gender neutral terms for either of the above terms except maybe betrothed or affianced for engaged people or the bereaved for the Left Behind, but they sound so horribly outdated so idk)

speaking of veins!

vein = blood vessel that carries blood back to the heart, or, in the way i used it above, having a distinctive style or tendency

vain = self-absorbed, conceited

conceited = self-absorbed, vain

conceded = withdrew, gave up, forfeited (i.e., “conceded the point”)

ancestors = those who came before (harriet tubman is my ancestor)

descendants = those who came after (i am a descendant of harriet tubman)

supine = face up, prone = face down

affect = to impact or change (or, in a psychological context, one’s expression of emotion as demonstrated through facial expression, tone of voice, or body language)

effect = the result of a change (or, in verb form, to influence, as in “to effect change”)

preceded = went before (”she preceded him into the room” means she went into the room before he did)

proceeded (i happen to loathe this word but whatever, it’s my issue) = to move forward or to begin or continue a course of action (”she proceeded to jump” is a horrible and jarring way–my issue, sorry–to say she began to jump)

rein = to curb, as in “rein in your emotions”

reign = to rule, like a king (also, a ruler’s period of rule, i.e., beyoncé’s reign is far from over)

shudder = like a shiver, usu. in revulsion or fear

shutter = to close, as in a business when it’s bankrupt. also, a type of window covering

bear with me = be patient with me (alternatively, there is a large ursine animal with me)

bare with me = naked with me

“no one” is two words

so is “a lot”

it is “deep-seated,” not “deep seeded.” the latter applies to gardening.

it was mentioned above, sort of, but the abbreviation of could have is “could’ve.” see also “should’ve,” and “would’ve.”

[abbiemillsamericandream]

crap i forgot:

discreet = inconspicuous, low key

discrete = separate, individual

[dirtyhecker]

i can’t believe none of y'all mentioned poring/pouring. poring means you’re looking over something, poring over documents or a map or whatever. pouring means you’re dumping some shit on some other shit, pouring water, pouring sand. if you’re pouring over a map i always picture a really sweaty individual who forgot their deodorant that morning.

[jonphaedrus]

and yet not one prostrate (to bow before someone) and prostate (the fiddly bit in a butthole that feels good to poke)

[thebeautifulcatholicfaith]

“The problem with using pornography is that it emasculates men, degrades women, destroys marriages, and offends the Lord.”

(via thebeautifulcatholicfaith)

[agender1066]

What Anglicanism Is

For Anglicans, doctrine is neither established by a magisterium, nor derived from the theology of an eponymous founder (such as Calvinism), nor summed up in a confession of faith beyond the ecumenical creeds (such as the Lutheran Book of Concord). For them, the earliest Anglican theological documents are the prayer books, which is the products of profound theological reflection, the writings and teachings of the Church Fathers, compromise and synthesis. They emphasize the Book of Common Prayer as a key expression of Anglican doctrine. The principle of looking to the prayer books as a guide to the parameters of belief and practice is called by the Latin name lex orandi, lex credendi ("the law of prayer is the law of belief"). Within the prayer books are the fundamentals of Anglican doctrine: the Apostles' and Nicene creeds, the Athanasian Creed (now rarely used), the scriptures (via the lectionary), the sacraments, daily prayer, the catechism and apostolic succession in the context of the historic threefold ministry.

[hey-you-i-just]

Cinderella’s dress, shoes, and hairband change color with your blog!!

[justsomeghostofme-deactivated20]

This looks perfect on a white background. So pretty to see her dress being silver like it is in the film.

[dontdropthatcinnabon-blog]

Wow cinderella looks good in macaroni. 

[hey-you-i-just]

this is my favorite addition wow A+

[wow-a-url]

my background is black

[cancerously]

i was really excited about seeing this on my own blog and then i remembered my background is light blue :|

[catgirlwerewolf]

SHE LOOKS SO PRETTY IN GRAY

[plynxx]

Oh my god! It works!

[decendedinhell]

You have to reblog then tap/click on the picture to see her dress change color though. It does work!!

[signorcasaubon-deactivated20171]

Triumphal Crucifix of Eskelhems Church, Gotland, Sweden

[mundanematt]

The swinging pendulum of sexism arrives! Ladies, Men can get raped too. Remember that.

[abbysucks]

Just to put some perspective in this for those people who may be confused at how a guy can get a boner but not really be sexually charged, so to speak… Ladies, you know how your nipples get hard for seemingly no reason (sans stepping into a cold room anyway)? You go to put on a shirt and your nipples are poking out like they haven’t seen daylight in over 40 years? Or you brush them up against something and BAMMO, nipple town? Or someone slaps you in the tits and they’re standing full mister?

You get where I’m going with this? Your sexual organs are built to respond to stimulus, be it one you personally find sexually gratifying or not.  Saying a dude who gets a boner while he’s otherwise not consenting to sex is lying about the fact would be like saying any girl who gets wet while getting raped is actually enjoying it/wants it.

so… you know… dont be stupid about this people. guys can get raped too and girls can most definitely be the fuckin perps.

[dicksilhouette]

People who think men don’t get raped are just as bad as the people who think men can’t control their urges to rape women. It happens less often, but it still happens, and it’s just as traumatizing for the male victim. You can’t just disregard a victim based on their gender.

[kusse-blog]

Can we also include that females can rape other females and males can rape other males too? Every.Single.Person.Can.Be.A.Victim.Or.An.Offender

[cognitivedissonance]

All of the above.

[tree-of-blue-squirrel]

Basically, if a person doesn´t give you any verbal consent, IT IS NO CONSENT! ALSO! If they are under influences of legal or illegal drugs/alcohol, IT IS STILL NOT A CONSENT!

like seriously, what´s so hard to understand about that geez

[emeraldmercury]

Also a common response to rape is to freeze in fear and allow it to happen. So just because a person didn’t scream or fight back, doesn’t mean they consented to it. 

[acatholicrose]

[officialswissguard]

Always semi-annoying to see people praise Pope Francis while trying to demonize Pope Benedict XVI, mainly the secular media trying to say that “the latter was an old crusty traditionalist whilst the former is so humble and joyfully ambiguous in some of his statements which we misinterpret as a go ahead to sin”

[doin-well]

They’re not misinterpreting anything and you can tell by who Francis is appointing to church office and his actions wrt Amoris laetitia….

Francis is breaking the liturgical law of his church in that bottom right picture, not changing it (which he has the power to do), just breaking it.

[acatholicrose]

[waronidiocy]

If Dr. Seuss Books Were Titled According to Their Subtexts

[queerpride]

I may be exhausted and broke but at least I’m gay

[inspiredbyjesuslove]

[theraccolta]

Relics of the True Cross

Crux fidelis, inter omnes Arbor una nobilis! Nulla silva talem profert, Fronde, flore, germine, Dulce lignum, dulces clavos, Dulce pondus sustinet.

Faithful Cross! above all other, One and only noble Tree! None in foliage, none in blossom, None in fruit thy peer may be; Sweetest wood and sweetest iron, Sweetest weight is hung on thee.

[oamisoa-deactivated20160323]

a text I did not think I would ever have to send

[strongbowdarkfruit]

[florenceivy]

Don’t Measure a Women By What she wears.

[thebeautifulcatholicfaith]